No Rest - Dry The River (Analysis)

The beginning of this song is very quiet and slow, and makes a reference to King Solomom, which brings a Biblical theme to mind. This slow pace is reflected by the lack of movement and slow motion throughout the first 30(ish) seconds. The video itself also lets you know the song is a sad one, due to the performers nervous expressions and the grey colour scheme.
When the beat of the song finally starts, various people around the main performers begin walking across them and placing rocks around their bodies. Two dead birds are also placed in these rocks, with one being a crow, which has connotations of death.
The fire adds to the imagery of death and danger, but is then replaced by water being thrown over the performers during the bridge and chorus - this alongside the bright white light at the end of the video gives the end of the video a lighter feel than the start.
On the whole it is a very intense video and fits the song very well - when listening to just the music without seeing the video I had an image of rain pouring, so the concept of using water was definitely something that worked.